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Table 3 Cortisol concentration after standardisation and environmental factors in Polish children

From: Cortisol concentration affects fat and muscle mass among Polish children aged 6–13 years

Cortisol concentration

Mean

N

SD

Q1

Median

Q3

H/Z

P

Maternal education

        

Basic

-0.587

7

0.310

-0.864

-0.503

-0.341

5.340

0.069

Medium

-0.090

35

0.931

-0.553

-0.278

0.083

  

Higher

0.020

129

0.933

-0.568

-0.238

0.180

  

Paternal education

        

Basic

-0.239

14

0.461

-0.604

-0.314

0.101

0.273

0.873

Medium

-0.014

66

0.990

-0.451

-0.242

0.095

  

Higher

-0.005

91

0.924

-0.612

-0.266

0.083

  

Standard of living

        

Low

-0.084

9

0.492

-0.372

-0.255

0.055

6.532

0.038

Medium

-0.154

80

0.920

-0.621

-0.354

-0.009

  

High

0.103

82

0.945

-0.472

-0.200

0.278

  

Sex

        

Girls

-0.066

93

1.327

-0.822

-0.003

0.841

-0.501

0.616

Boys

0.098

78

1.337

-0.748

-0.066

0.917

  

Breastfeeding

        

No

0.013

14

1.232

-0.612

-0.369

-0.159

0.662

0.508

Yes

-0.031

157

0.892

-0.568

-0.249

0.095

  

Trauma during pregnancy

        

No

-0.005

154

0.941

-0.553

-0.241

0.101

1.298

0.194

Yes

-0.229

17

0.693

-0.619

-0.393

-0.194

  

Total

-0.027

171

0.920

-0.572

-0.266

0.095

  
  1. Statistically significant effects (post-hoc test):
  2. Standard of living: Medium vs. high (p < 0.05; Cohen’s d effect size = 0.0094)